Russian Prosecutor General asked to check legality of entrepreneurs’ detentionRussian business ombudsman Boris Titov has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to organize a check for the legality of continuous detention of several entrepreneurs.13:04 25.03.2019
Moskalkova seeks to ensure adequate conditions for Vyshinsky in Ukrainian detentionRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has asked Ukrainian ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova to ensure adequate detention conditions for journalist Kirill Vyshinsky.15:57 19.03.2019
Putin urges prosecutors to be most scrupulous in detention legality checksRussian President Vladimir Putin called prosecutors to monitor the legality of placing defendants in detention more closely during the Prosecutor General’s Office session regarding the results of 2018 on Tuesday.14:41 19.03.2019
Supreme Court to develop amendments reducing detainment of businesspersons – PutinThe Russian Supreme Court in cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office is to develop amendments to the relevant legislation envisaged to reduce detainment terms for businesspersons to implement the proposals of President Vladimir Putin.12:44 27.02.2019
Moscow court upholds detention of ex-head of Vostochny bank in Baring Vostok caseThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of ex- chairman of Vostochny bank board Alexey Kordichev charged in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.17:38 26.02.2019
Ukrainian sailors take medical examination in detention - OmbudsmanThree Ukrainian sailors wounded as they illegally crossed Russian borders received a complex medical examination in a civilian hospital.15:57 26.02.2019
President Putin proposes grounds to detain businesspersons should be revisedPresident Vladimir Putin proposed to revise the grounds on which those committing economic crimes could be detained in his address to the Russian Parliament on Wednesday.15:23 20.02.2019
Alleged Kuindzhi painting thief appeals against detentionDenis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery on Thursday lodged an appeal against his detention.17:05 31.01.2019
Alleged Kuindzhi painting thief put in detention until late MarchMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Tuesday ordered detention of Denis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery until March 27.17:32 29.01.2019
Three Uzbek natives accused of extortion freed from jail with input from Russian ombudsmanA court in Simferopol has released three Uzbek nationals charged with extortion from detention following intervention by Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova.10:30 25.01.2019
Ukrainian sailors have no complaints against detention conditions – ombudsmanMoscow’s human rights commissioner Tatiana Potyayeva visited Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders in Lefortovo detention center and found that they did not have complaints against jail conditions.17:02 24.01.2019
Ombudsman Titov asks prosecutors to check legality of paralyzed businessman’s detentionRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to check a legal basis for detention of paralyzed entrepreneur Nikolay Gerasimenko.12:55 17.01.2019
Crimean deputy prime minister to stay detained on bribery charges until mid-MarchThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling of a lower court extending detention of Crimea’s deputy prime minister Vitaly Nakhlupin involved in a corruption case until March 16.15:29 16.01.2019
Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor detained in $400k embezzlement caseA court in Blagoveshchensk, a city in Russia’s Far East, has ordered detention for Anton Novikov, CEO of LEO TELECOM company, a contractor of Vostochny Cosmodrome, as part of a 26-million-ruble embezzlement case.12:11 10.01.2019
Extension of detention overturned for ex-construction official in bribery caseThe Moscow City Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling on extension of detention for a former deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets, who stands charged with receiving bribes.16:59 26.12.2018
Detention of Russian footballers Kokorin and Mamayev extended for 2 monthsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday extended detention of Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev until February 8.16:36 05.12.2018
Moscow court detains former bank heads charged with $13.7 million misappropriationThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has detained three former head managers of the bank Yedinstvenny as part of a criminal case on embezzlement of 900 million rubles ($13.7 million).17:50 25.10.2018
Moscow court puts president of major Russian IT company under house arrestThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on Monday put president and co-owner of Compulink, one of Russia’s largest group of IT companies, Mikhail Lyashch, under house arrest as part of a criminal case over embezzlement of 55 million rubles ($842,200).17:19 22.10.2018
Ex-receiver in charge of Rosneft subsidiaries to stay in detention until mid-NovemberThe Moscow City Court has upheld extension of detention for the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin, who stands charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).11:59 22.10.2018
Moscow court upholds extended detention for scientific union’s ex-CEOThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling extending detention of the former CEO of the S.A. Lavochkin Scientific Union Sergey Lemeshevsky charged with embezzling 330 million rubles ($5.2 million) until October 19.14:59 04.10.2018